§ 6-102. Records confidential (a) All records on file with the court or in the possession of an agency, the Department of Health, the registry, or other provider of professional services in connection with an adoption are confidential and may not be inspected except as provided in this title. (b) During a proceeding for adoption, […]
§ 6-103. Adoption registry (a) The registry shall maintain: (1) an index containing all of the following information, as applicable: (A) the adoptee’s name at birth and after adoption and date of birth; (B) the names and addresses of the adoptee’s former parents and adoptive parents; (C) the date and court in which a consent […]
§ 6-104. Release of nonidentifying information (a) The following persons may request nonidentifying information from confidential adoption records: (1) the adoptive parent, the legal custodian or guardian of an adoptee, an adoptee who has attained the age of 18, an emancipated adoptee, a deceased adoptee’s direct descendant who has attained the age of 18, or […]
§ 6-105. Disclosure of identifying information [Effective until July 1, 2023] (a) Identifying information about an adoptee’s former parent shall be disclosed by the registry to any of the following persons upon request: (1) An adoptee who is 18 or more years old. (2) An adoptee who is emancipated. (3) A deceased adoptee’s direct descendant […]
§ 6-106. Request for nondisclosure [Effective until July 1, 2023] A former parent of an adoptee may prevent disclosure of identifying information about himself or herself by filing a request for nondisclosure with the registry as provided in section 6-105 of this title. A request for nondisclosure may be withdrawn by a former parent at […]
§ 6-107. Release of original birth certificate [Effective until July 1, 2023] (a) A copy of the adoptee’s original birth certificate may be released to the adoptee upon the request of an adoptee who has attained the age of 18 and who has access to identifying information under this article. (b) When 99 years have […]
§ 6-108. Certificate of adoption Upon the request of an adoptive parent or an adoptee who has attained the age of 18, the register or clerk of the court that entered an adoption decree shall issue a certificate of adoption which states the date and place of adoption, the date of birth of the adoptee, […]
§ 6-109. Disclosure authorized in course of employment This article does not preclude an employee of the agency or the registry from: (1) inspecting permanent, confidential, or sealed records for the purpose of discharging any obligation under this title; (2) disclosing the name of the court where a proceeding for adoption occurred or the name […]
§ 6-110. Fee for services A court, an agency, or the registry may charge a reasonable fee for services, including copying services, it performs pursuant to this article. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 6-111. Public notice of statutory change [Effective until July 1, 2023] The Department, with the cooperation of other departments of State government, shall make reasonable efforts to notify members of the public who may be affected by changes in statute governing the release of identifying and nonidentifying information, including: (1) informing the general public […]
§ 6-112. Action for disclosure of information [Effective until July 1, 2023] (a) A person denied disclosure of information under section 6-104, subdivision 6-105(b)(1) or (2), or section 6-107 of this title may file a petition in the court to obtain the information being sought. (b) In determining whether to grant a petition under this […]
